You're sitting in an airport and your flight has been delayed. You've plowed through your concession stand copy of Newsweek and are bored stiff.
So, you do what any normal person would do. You start to people-watch. And some of what you see is, well, a little freaky. That guy in the camouflage hot pants, for example. If only your friends could see THAT.
Well, now they can, if you have an iPhone and download a mobile app from
FreakJet.com that allows you to upload photos to the company's website.
"The problem we're solving is a consumer problem," says Mike Figliuolo, one of FreakJet's founders. "Which is boredom and nothing to do at the airport."
Launched two months ago, FreakJet is like
People of Walmart -- with wings. While he acknowledges there's a fine line between posting a funny picture and being mean, Figliuolo says the site is not intended to hurt anyone.
"Nothing hateful, no folks with disabilities, no kids," he says. "If you post those, we'll take it down. And if your picture ends up on the site and you don't like it, just send us an e-mail and we'll take it down immediately."
Figliuolo says users have downloaded some 500 copies of the app so far, with about 100 pictures posted from airports all over the country.
Based in Dublin, FreakJet.com is about fun, but it's not just for fun, Figliuolo says. The company fully intends to realize a financial return. Right now, that's coming in the way of advertising, he says.
"But eventually you can do paid apps -- there's a gaming aspect of it that will be in version two, version three -- so there are big revenue pieces associated with it that are down the road.
Source: Mike Figliuolo, FreakJet.com
Writer: Gene Monteith